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Newest in this topic

  1. Heterogeneity in brain distribution of activated microglia and astrocytes in a rat ischemic model of Alzheimer's disease after 2 years of survival 2020-06-05
  2. Fluoro-Jade B staining as useful tool to identify activated microglia and astrocytes in a mouse transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease 2006-11-27
  3. Cytokine production of activated microglia and decrease in neurotrophic factors of neurons in the hippocampus of Lewy body disease brains 2004-12-24

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2004 to 2020

Top journals

  • Acta neuropathologica 1
  • Aging 1
  • Brain research 1

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  1. The present study was designed to follow neuroinflammation after ischemic brain injury in the long-term survival rat model.

  2. Fluoro-Jade B staining as useful tool to identify activated microglia and astrocytes in a mouse transgenic model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Brain research 2006-11-27 Biomarkers

    Fluoro-Jade B is known as a high affinity fluorescent marker for the localization of neuronal degeneration during acute neuronal distress.

  3. Cytokine production of activated microglia and decrease in neurotrophic factors of neurons in the hippocampus of Lewy body disease brains

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Acta neuropathologica 2004-12-24 Biomarkers

    Dementia is a frequent complication of Parkinson's disease (PD) and usually occurs late in the protracted course of the illness.

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